Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Smith was born in 1718, in Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Will. Smith, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 19. He married Susannah Tainton on 8 October 1745, in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 27 December 1783, in his hometown, at the age of 65, and was buried in Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Isaac Smith in entry for James Smith, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Isaac Smith, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Isaac Smith on WikiTree
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1718–1783 Male
1720–1799 Female
Children (9)
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .
English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .
Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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